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There he is: Mark Jutson (BELOW) at the 2008 edition of Mike Rugg's Bigfoot meet, standing with and unidentified man with a hat. Holy cowboys, why that is Bob Gimlin.

In another photo, this by member Sherry Ledenbach from California, she is seen with the well known cryptozoologist Loren Coleman at the Mt. Washington Hotel in New Hampshire. Image courtesy of Sherry Ledenbach (TAPS is short for The Astounding Personality Sherry). Just kidding...

PACIFIC NORTHWEST EXPEDITION

Edward R. Patrick, one of the original members of the Pacific Northwest Expedition has died, his sister Norma Sonnenberg has reported. He was 83. December 18, 1925 - June 19, 2009. Image courtesy and copyright Daniel Perez. This was how Ed appeared in September 2003 in Willow Creek, California.

Peter Guttilla Photo

This is an old photo shot by Peter Guttilla in either 1979, 1980 or 1981. It was brought to my attention by way of Bobbie Short, from her Bigfoot Encounters website. The photo is about three decades old and had I not seen the photo, I would have very little recollection of the day. The woman with the camera on the left is Constance Cameron, Bigfoot Co-op, next to her is me, Daniel Perez, editor of the Bigfoot Times, and I am holding my dad's movie Super-8 movie camera. The person in the red hat - I have zero recollection about him...my only guess is we met him just that one day and he may have been a contact to the late Rich Grumley, California Bigfoot Organization, seated next to the red hat person. It is hard to believe that this much time has gone by and I am still carrying out Bigfoot investigation and research.

Peter Guttilla: "Back row were members of my ESPer group. The man in the red cap was a BF witness who contacted either Rich or the CBFO or maybe both. The truck belonged to red-cap… We piled into the back of the pick-up and ate dust all the way to the top of a hill. I don’t remember if that was the sighting location (probably), or another site of interest."

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Not shown is Peter Guttilla, the author of The Bigfoot Files.
Photograph courtesy and copyright of Peter Guttilla.

Grover's Final Wish Comes True

Dr. Grover Krantz and his dog Clyde at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History, his final wish come true.
Think there was no history of apelike creatures in the Hollywood movies prior to the P-G movie, 1967? Think again, as this close up of a frame from the movie One Million Years B.C. proves otherwise. Read more in the upcoming issue of the Bigfoot Times. Get your membership going if you haven't already, as it is only $14 per year. The Bigfoot Times for July will be released on July 19th.

For Sale

Hi Daniel,I emailed you earlier today but i don't know if the email went out because i am having problems with my computer...anyhow i will send it again to be sure. My name is Rob Kostar and i am a subscriber to the Bigfoot Times. I have a Cine Kodak K-100 16mm camera i would like to sell. I was going to list it on ebay or in my local paper but i would like a fellow Bigfoot/PGF researcher to possibly own it. I received my monthly issue of Bigfoot Times and thought of you and that maybe you may know some one that may be interested in one of these cameras. As i said earlier,it is a Cine Kodak K-100 16mm,it has a Ektar 2 fixed 25mm lens,the original box and the original manual. I have never put any film through it but have "fiddled" with it and everything seems to work as far as i can tell.(I used to be a photographer so i know alittle about cameras). Anyhow,it is in very good to excellent condition and a really cool camera.

Thanks for Listening,

Rob (thunderjet500@verizon.net)

Los Angeles Times

Texas Bigfoot Conference

Information provided by Craig Woolheater:

The Texas Bigfoot Research Conservancy (TBRC) recently announced the
finalized location for the 2009 Texas Bigfoot Conference. Over the last
several years, the annual fundraising event has continued to grow in
size from 150 attendees in 2001 to over 500 attendees in recent years.
In 2006, the event was combined with the Bigfoot in Texas? exhibit in
San Antonio at the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Institute of
Texan Cultures. This year’s event will be in Tyler, Texas at the
Caldwell Auditorium and is scheduled for 26 September 2009. The all-day
conference event features an impressive list of speakers who present
the latest in bigfoot sightings and research.

Internationally
acclaimed author Peter Matthiessen will give a presentation at the
Conference. Matthiessen has written more than 30 books, many concerning
vanishing cultures and exotic wildlife and landscapes. His 1978 book
“Snow Leopard,” set in the remote regions of Nepal, won both the
American and National Book Awards. In November 2008 Matthiessen
received his second National Book Award for “Shadow Country,” making
him the only author to receive both the fiction and non-fiction
National Book Award. His remarkable life is profiled in the 2009 PBS
documentary, “Peter Matthiessen: No Boundaries.”

Matthiessen’s
fascination with the sasquatch phenomenon is longstanding. He mentions
American Indian traditions and encounters with “Big Men,” a local
expression for the sasquatch, in his 1983 book “In the Spirit of Crazy
Horse.” He had previously made references to the yeti in “Snow
Leopard,” and he devoted a chapter to the subject in “East of Lo
Monthang: In the Land of Mustang,” which is set in Tibet. In 2007
Matthiessen spoke at Idaho State University regarding his yeti and
sasquatch insights.

Dr. Esteban Sarmiento, functional
anatomist of the American Museum of Natural History, New York, was also
recently added to the speaker list. Dr. Sarmiento’s main field of study
involves the biology of hominoids and their fossils, but he is also an
African primatologist. He has taught and lectured throughout the United
States, Europe, South America, South Africa, Uganda and Mozambique.

Here is the speaker list and schedule for the 2009 Texas Bigfoot Conference:

09:00 – 09:05: Brian Brown – Official Greeting, Announcements

09:05 – 09:35: Daryl Colyer – TBRC Investigator

09:40 - 10:10: Jerry Hestand - TBRC Investigator

10:15 – 10:45: Alton Higgins – TBRC Wildlife Biologist

10:50 – 11:30: Esteban Sarmiento – Primate Biologist

11:35 – 11:45: Peter Matthiessen – wildlife author, naturalist – intro

11:45 – 1:00: Lunch break (off campus; food and drink is not allowed in Caldwell Auditorium)

1:00 – 1:15: Robert Swain, artist – discussion of his work

1:20 – 2:00: John Bindernagel – Wildlife Biologist

2:05 – 2:20: Intermission

2:20 – 3:00: Chris Bader and Carson Mencken – Baylor University Sociologists

3:05 – 3:45: John Mioncynzski – Wildlife Biologist, naturalist

3:50 – 4:00: Intermission/Raffle/Panel Setup

4:05 – 4:45: Keith Foster – Rocky Mountain researcher

4:50 – 5:30: Bill Dranginis – Developer of non-intrusive “Eye Gotcha” photographic system

5:30 – 6:15: Panel Discussion moderated by Brian Brown

7:30 – 8:30: Fundraiser Banquet dinner

8:30 – 9:30: Peter Matthiessen at the Banquet

Registration information is available on the TBRC website here:
http://www.texasbigfoot.org/index.php/news/news/48-news/159

Bigfoot Times, June 2008

Find out in the June Bigfoot Times what happened up here in November 2005. If you haven't started your membership to the newsletter, ask yourself, what am I waiting for?